Oxazolam

Oxazolam
Clinical data
Other names	Oxazolazepam
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
Legal status
Legal status	BR: Class B1 (Psychoactive drugs); CA: Schedule IV; DE: Prescription only (Anlage III for higher doses); US: Schedule IV;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name (2R,11bS)-10-chloro-2-methyl-11b-phenyl-2,3,5,7-tetrahydro-[1,3]oxazolo[3,2-d][1,4]benzodiazepin-6-one;
CAS Number	24143-17-7 ;
PubChem CID	4617;
ChemSpider	56519 ;
UNII	1V2WI2NA1C;
KEGG	D01278 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5023401 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C18H17ClN2O2
Molar mass	328.80 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES Clc2ccc1NC(=O)CN3C[C@H](O[C@]3(c1c2)c4ccccc4)C;
	InChI InChI=1S/C18H17ClN2O2/c1-12-10-21-11-17(22)20-16-8-7-14(19)9-15(16)18(21,23-12)13-5-3-2-4-6-13/h2-9,12H,10-11H2,1H3,(H,20,22)/t12-,18+/m1/s1 ; Key:VCCZBYPHZRWKFY-XIKOKIGWSA-N ;
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Oxazolam is a drug that is a benzodiazepine derivative. It has anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative, and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. It is a prodrug for desmethyldiazepam.^[2]

^ Anvisa (2023-03-31). "RDC Nº 784 - Listas de Substâncias Entorpecentes, Psicotrópicas, Precursoras e Outras sob Controle Especial" [Collegiate Board Resolution No. 784 - Lists of Narcotic, Psychotropic, Precursor, and Other Substances under Special Control] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Oficial da União (published 2023-04-04). Archived from the original on 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
^ Ochs HR, Greenblatt DJ, Verburg-Ochs B, Locniskar A (October 1984). "Comparative single-dose kinetics of oxazolam, prazepam, and clorazepate: three precursors of desmethyldiazepam". J Clin Pharmacol. 24 (10): 446–51. doi:10.1002/j.1552-4604.1984.tb01817.x. PMID 6150943. S2CID 24414335. Archived from the original on 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2009-05-31.